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John Sinclair 1374 – 1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1374

Birth Location: Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Feb 1420

Death Location: Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Gifford

Mother: Egidia Douglas

Spouse(s): Ingeborg None, Mary Douglas

Children(s):

The story of John Sinclair began in 1374 in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. John Sinclair married Ingeborg, Mary Douglas. John Sinclair passed away in 1420 in Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sinclair began in 1374 in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • John Sinclair married Ingeborg, Mary Douglas.
  • John Sinclair passed away in 1420 in Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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John Sinclair's Ancestors

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John Sinclair
1374 – 1420
Birth Place: Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gifford
1356 –
Orkney, Scotland
Egidia ((Jill)) Douglas
1380 – 1438
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
Strathearn Prethshire Scotland
John ((of Dirleton) HALIBURTON) (HALYBURTON)
1335 – 1402
Dirleton, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sinclair
Unknown
Malise STRATHEARN
1327 – 1357
Marjory ROSS
1296 –
John Halliburton
1313 – 1355
(Miss; VAUX
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malise Strathearn
– 1346
Marjory ROSS
1296 –
Hugh-Aodh Ross
1275 – 1333
Maud Brus
1287 – 1323
Adam Haliburton
1280 – 1337
Isabel Gifford
1290 – 1337
William Veaux
1298 – 1392
Catherine Douglas
1300 –

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1374
15 May 1374
Birth of John Sinclair in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1420
1 Feb 1420
Age 46
Death of John Sinclair in Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1374
    Event Place: Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1420
    Event Place: Killed @@ the Battle of Harlaw in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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